Present Books To Firelight (Darkest London #1)
Original Title: | Firelight |
ISBN: | 1455508594 (ISBN13: 9781455508594) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Darkest London #1 |
Characters: | Miranda Ellis, Lord Benjamin Archer, Daisy Ellis Craigmore, Ian Ranulf, Winston Lane, Poppy Lane |
Setting: | London, England,1881(United Kingdom) |
Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for First Book (2013), Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Historical Fantasy/Paranormal (2012) |
Kristen Callihan
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 3.77 | 13189 Users | 1730 Reviews
Identify Containing Books Firelight (Darkest London #1)
Title | : | Firelight (Darkest London #1) |
Author | : | Kristen Callihan |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
Published | : | January 31st 2012 by Forever |
Categories | : | Romance. Fantasy. Paranormal. Paranormal Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Science Fiction. Steampunk |
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Once the flames are ignited . . .Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most nefarious nobleman.
They will burn for eternity . . .
Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.
Rating Containing Books Firelight (Darkest London #1)
Ratings: 3.77 From 13189 Users | 1730 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books Firelight (Darkest London #1)
review posted at Demon Lover's Books & MoreSpoiler FreeThis book has compelling writing, although right off the bat you are bombarded with clichés. That may not bother some readers, but if it is a pet peeve of yours, then I promise that by the third chapter, the author really hits her stride, and the clichés are gone.I have had a few of my friends telling me to read this one for weeks, since our tastes are similar, I downloaded from netgalley and was completely underwhelmed by the blurb. IfMiranda Ellis' life is not what she dreamed of. Instead of going to balls, falling in love, she has to steal so that she could support herself and her father.She is so tired of it all, but when the opportunity comes to change it, she's not delighted. You see, her way out includes marriage to a man most people are terrified of. After all, no innocent man wanders around town masked.Marries him she does, but all the while she feels that there's something good about her husband, or so she tries to
Well, well, well. That was all sorts of awesome.Expectations. They're everything. I fully believe that they can make or break a reading experience. This book might have a lot of paranormal elements, but make no mistake, this is not an urban fantasy set in the late 1800s, and nor is this is a steampunk (seriously? Who even shelved it that way?). This book is a historical romance. Straight up. With a shot of pyrokinetics, demons, and what Im pretty sure might be a werewolf thrown in for good
This was great :) Paranormal wrapped in a historical setting, with a gothic feel to it :) A new combination for me, and I really liked it :)The beginning reminded me of "A Rose in winter", it's very similar, both heroes wear masks and are rumored to be vicious murderers. In both novels they pretty much force the heroine to marry them, there was actually an identical scene where they eat at his house after the wedding, actually she eats and he doesn't because of his mask, it was like, identical.
Despite rough beginnings, Firelight by Kristen Callihan ends as a fun debut.Callihan worried me when Firelight opened with one cliché stumbling over another cliché, smoking another cliché. The opening revealed some of Callihan's weaknesses, i.e. a tendency to wax purple when attempting flowery scenery, a bit of exaggerated insta-love, a beautiful-but-not heroine, and some self-conscious references to English culture by English characters. When I saw the girl in trousers, I groaned. However,
Seeing as this is a rather well-loved novel (even among my GR friends), I'm pretty sure that a lot of people won't agree with me, but I'll write this review in my usual brutally honest fashion nonetheless. So if you're a super fan of Firelight and can't tolerate criticism of your favourite book, by all means skip this.If, however, you're open to a different perspective of the novel, which may even be food for thought later, I welcome you to read on.Before anything else, I'd like to clarify my
Wow. Captivating. Compelling. I could not put this book down.Firelight by Kristen Callihan was a pleasant surprise. Im not usually a historical romance reader, but I was enthralled by the rich detail and the beautiful writing style. Firelight combines historical romance with a touch of the paranormal and adds in just the right amount of mythological lore.In a way, Firelight reminded me of The Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast. This is not a retelling of those tales instead the
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